Definition of Roundebout

Definition of Roundebout

Round"a*bout` (?), a. 1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.

We have taken a terrible roundabout road.

Burke.

2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. "Large, sound, roundabout sense." Locke.

Round"a*bout`, n. 1. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. Smart.

2. A dance performed in a circle. Goldsmith.

3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.

4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. Cowper.

Round"a*bout` (?), a. 1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.

We have taken a terrible roundabout road.

Burke.

2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. "Large, sound, roundabout sense." Locke.

Round"a*bout`, n. 1. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. Smart.

2. A dance performed in a circle. Goldsmith.

3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.

4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. Cowper.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

ROUND ABOUT. An instrument used in housebreaking.
This instrument has not been long in use. It will cut a
round piece about five inches in diameter out of a shutter
or door.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

Indirect, circuitous or circumlocutionary
(mostly British) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
(mostly British) A children's play apparatus, often found in parks, which rotates around a central axis when pushed.
A fairground carousel

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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